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welding diffs, is it worth it?

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welding diffs, is it worth it?

Post by chevJ40 »

recently blew up the spider gears in the rear diff or my 40 now i have spare open spool diffs but the crownwheel and pinion on the blown diff are perfect is it worth welding it or will i just decrease the life of the diff

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Post by hokey »

well the axles will break or eventually. or your welds will. great traction tho :cool:
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Post by BJ40 3B »

Have a welded rear diff and an ARB up front on my 40 with 37' tyres for more than a year and it's holding great. Great offroad, and on the road i think it's more predictable than a Detroit (which I have in another 40). The only downside I point is tyre wear, but not a problem as i almost only use it offroad!
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Post by MY45 »

Weld it :cool:
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Post by chevJ40 »

ive got like 3 sets of tyres so i think im gonna weld it :twisted: whats the go with setting the mig do i just hit it full heat or turn the amperage down?
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Post by BJ40 3B »

All the info needed!

http://www.ih8mud.com/tech/woody/welded.html
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Post by 4sum4 »

Only down side is that it can Limo across when you don`t want it to
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and a 84 extra cab



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Post by Huggy »

had my zook front diff welded the other week what a different car to drive now ,i crawl things now instead of flogging it to do the same thing
Now with locked diff to keep up with rav4s
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